R. Panneer Selvam Data-verified

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University Professor

Last publication 2025 Last refreshed 2026-05-16

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22 h-index 127 pubs 2,167 cited

Biography and Research Information

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R. Panneer Selvam's research focuses on computational fluid dynamics (CFD) and its applications in wind engineering and heat transfer analysis. His work involves the development and application of advanced modeling techniques to understand complex physical phenomena.

Selvam has investigated various aspects of wind engineering, including the performance of different inflow turbulence methods for wind engineering applications and the effect of grid spacing on peak pressure computations. He has also explored tornado-induced pressures on buildings using CFD models compared with experimental measurements. In the realm of heat transfer, his research includes comparative analyses of hybrid nanofluids in porous media, utilizing non-Fourier heat flux models.

His scholarly contributions are reflected in a significant publication record, with 127 total publications and over 2,155 citations, earning him a designation as a highly cited researcher. Selvam has an h-index of 22. He actively collaborates with researchers at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, including Quentin S. Ragan, Irina N. Afanasyeva, Bailey Downing, and Sudarshan Kolar, on shared publications. Selvam also maintains an active lab website to disseminate his research.

Metrics

  • h-index: 22
  • Publications: 127
  • Citations: 2,167

Selected Publications

  • Effect of Swirl Ratio on Simulated VorTECH Chamber Vortex Parameters (2025)
  • Determining Tornado Velocity for Tornado Force Coefficients for a Thin-Cylinder Structure and Comparison to ASCE 7 (2024)
  • Turbulence Generators and Turbulence Structure (2024)
  • Fourier Modes in Fluid Flow and Energy Cascade (2024)
  • Implementation of a Simple CFD Tornado Simulator in Open-Source Software OpenFOAM (2023)
  • Comparative heat transfer analysis of electroconductive Fe3O4–MWCNT– water and Fe3O4–MWCNT– kerosene hybrid nanofluids in a square porous cavity using the non-Fourier heat flux model (2022)
    43 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Performance of different inflow turbulence methods for wind engineering applications (2022)
    23 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Introduction to Wind Engineering (2022)
    9 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Advanced Topics (2022)
  • Introduction (2022)
  • Index (2022)
  • CFD for Turbulent Flow (2022)
  • Appendix B: Random Process for Wind Engineering (2022)
  • Front Matter (2022)
  • Comparison of Tornado-induced pressures on building from CFD model with TTU experimental measurements (2022)
    17 citations DOI OpenAlex

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